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bighead carp

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Any of the species of genus Hypophthalmichthys, a genus of fish having a large, scaleless head, a large mouth, and eyes located very low on the head

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Meaning 2

Any of the species of genus Hypophthalmichthys, a genus of fish having a large, scaleless head, a large mouth, and eyes located very low on the head

especially Hypophthalmichthys nobilis, the species reaching the largest size, native to east Asia.

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  • Chinese Mandarin: 鱅魚 /鳙鱼 (yōngyú) — Hypophthalmichthys nobilis
  • Chinese Mandarin: 胖頭魚 /胖头鱼 (pàngtóuyú) — Hypophthalmichthys nobilis
  • Chinese Mandarin: 花鰱 /花鲢 (huālián) — Hypophthalmichthys nobilis
  • Dutch: grootkopkarper — Hypophthalmichthys nobilis
  • German: Marmorkarpfen — Hypophthalmichthys nobilis
  • Japanese: 黒鰱 (kokuren) — Hypophthalmichthys nobilis
  • Korean: 대두어 (daedueo) — Hypophthalmichthys nobilis
  • Polish: tołpyga — Hypophthalmichthys nobilis
  • Polish: tołpyga pstra — Hypophthalmichthys nobilis
  • Russian: пёстрый толстоло́бик (pjóstryj tolstolóbik) — Hypophthalmichthys nobilis
  • Russian: ю́жный толстоло́бик (júžnyj tolstolóbik) — Hypophthalmichthys nobilis